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Terms and abbreviations
| Certificate |
Issued by CRU and tells the compensator which recoverable benefits and or lump sum payments have been paid (or are likely to be paid) and the total amount to be repaid to the Secretary of State. |
| Certificate of NHS Charges |
Issued by CRU and tells the compensator whether NHS treatment was with or without admission to hospital, the number of admission days, ambulance charges and the amount to be repaid. |
| Compensation payment |
Any payment made by way of compensation for an accident, injury or a disease (whether in money or in money's worth). |
| Compensator |
The person, who caused the accident, injury or disease, or, more commonly, their insurer. |
| CRU |
Compensation Recovery Unit. |
| DSD |
Department for Social Development (in Northern Ireland). |
| DWP |
Department for Work and Pensions (in Great Britain). |
| Exempt payment |
A payment specifically exempt from the provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) 1997 Act and the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) Regulations 2008 |
| Health Service Hospital |
A health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 1977 or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. |
| HMCTS |
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service |
| Injured person (IP) |
The person claiming compensation (also referred to as the claimant). |
| NHS |
National Health Service. In Northern Ireland the term “health services” applies. |
| NHS Treatment |
Any treatment (including examination of the traffic casualty) other than those described in Section 6 of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 (including any examination of the injured person) other than –see Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community and Health Standards) Act 2003, section (7). |
| P |
The person claiming compensation under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme. |
| Recoverable benefits |
Social security benefits (and Statutory Sick Pay paid before 6 April 1994) listed in Schedule 2 of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 and paid in the relevant period. |
| Recoverable Lump Sums |
Payments made under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979, the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme or an ex-statutory payment that was paid because the person did not qualify for a payment under the 1979 Act. |
| Relevant period |
The period in respect of which benefits and NHS charges may be recovered. |
| Settlement date |
The date on which the compensation payment is made in accordance with either the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997, the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 and the Health and Social Care (Community Standards) Act 2003 and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. |
| SSP |
Statutory Sick Pay. |
| The Acts |
The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997. In Northern Ireland the corresponding provisions may be found in The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. |
| The NHS Acts |
The Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999. Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Standards) Act 2003 – In Northern Ireland the corresponding Act is the Health & Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001. The Health and Personal Social Services (Joint Committee for Commissioning) Order 2007. |
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